Anibál Nieves

Anibál Nieves Javier (born November 11, 1965) is retired male sport wrestler from Puerto Rico.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Nieves and the second or maternal family name is Javier.
Anibál Nieves
Personal information
BornNovember 11, 1965 (1965-11-11) (age 57)
Medal record
Men's Wrestling
Representing  Puerto Rico
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 1991 Havana Freestyle (– 62 kg)
Silver medal – second place 1995 Mar del Plata Freestyle (– 62 kg)

In college, he wrestled for East Stroudsburg University, where he achieved All-American status at the Division I level of the NCAA. He twice represented his native country at the Summer Olympics: in 1992 and 1996. Nieves also twice won a silver medal at the Pan American Games during his career. After coaching stints at Springfield Technical Community College (with both the men’s and women’s programs), American International College, Western New England University, he was hired as the head men’s and women’s coach at East Stroudsburg University. He was a nine-time Puerto Rican champion.

References
    • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Anibál Nieves". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
    • New England website
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